Figure wheeled toy



Feb. 4, 1930. y J. G. sEssLl-:R y 1,746,056

FIGURE WHEELED TOY Filed Aug.15. 192e 2 snets-sheet 1 Feb. 4, 1930. J, G. sEssLER 1,746,056

FIGURE WI;EELED TOY i A Filed Aug. l5. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 5. `An objectof the invention listo provide an,

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LPatented Feb. 4, Y1930l JosEPiG; ocHrAGo, immers, AssIGNoRoFoNE-Hnnfro:anni: WI'LKEN, f

F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS# f FIGUREfWHEEizED 'roY- My"A invention relates to toys and par-v 1 ticularly to toys'comp'rising apparatus Whereby they may be propelled along 'rails or other -suitablesupports.-. 'Y

`improved toy: ofthe kind. describedhaving objectsI uor* igures thereon to which*k relative =motion is' imparted Yby, the 'propelling 2'1pp`aratus`.A f l y V3.0;; ;Many other'objec'ts'v,Volt'.y the c'rzonstruetionA herein shown and described will be'obvious to those skilledin the herein given. 1 ,f Y e Y. e

vTo this endv my invention consists in the lfenovel constructioml` arrangement and combination of vparts herein shown and described7 art from thedisclosure .and more.particularlyL -pointed Y out inythe y ''IIl 4the `dravvi-lkgs;fyi/herein likevreference indicat'efrlike or `corresponding vfpartS: 7 i F'igr-Lis,aglongitudinal'.vertical section taken through v"atoy:embodying the k1n- ,`Yent.io1-1`;-;..:f I

again; "View om@ iin-saved Fig ,8 is planvieWVothe Fig; 4--is an endl elevation ofthe improved 5 v'is a iifragalentaryrl 'longitudinal `,central section takenwthrough',al toyl embody'-VA j" fing another form of theinvention; v A

Fig. l6 is a fragmentary. bottom planvieW ig. 7 is a fragmentary*longitudinalir sec` Y 'fvtiontaken through atoyembody1ng-stillanother form of the invention.l4 v

' Referring for"thepresent l @1451 adapted to travelare designated by theirefr--l ence character y10.r thevthir'd railjbeingl. shown 'at-11.". 'In thisinstanc'e, the. third railllV 'is n. A'vf'disposed intermediate "the lOiLbutL it "will become apparent:lasjthis descriptioniv ...ra-ils be employed Withoutdeparting i from thev spirt'of the invention;

- The improved toyy is preferablya miniature Y krepresentation of anhand-car ofthetype com-v Vmonlyemployed by section hands -to travel'y from pointito.) point upon ar'alvvay and preferably comprises a truck lll provided "with '*Wheels 15 '"and- 16 Varranged tov travel upon the rails 107 the Wheelsl 'aiidl being Imounted upon axles 17 fandflS, respectively.

"Theft-ruck l'immay beimade of anyfsuitable material, but-I .prefer to constructfit from vsheet metal, as indicatedin the dravvings.-V It *preferablyk comprises aplatform 19 adapted -to-,supporttvvo .or mor-evgures 20y -and.21. 4Which-represent Workmen. The iguresf20` and'Ql preferably comprise feet members'fQS Y secured'to the kplatform 19.,v Pivotallyfsee rcured :to the feet members 23arel'egzlmem bers24 Which 'are, in turn, pvotall-y secured to bodymembers 25; lhaving integralfarm members .26. 'j The. armjimembers 26 'are y'preferably secured to'theoppo'sitefends off ,a1 cross ,bar or lever.. l30y W'hifch isf'secured to j' l`ae'shaft 31 pivotallymounted;in '7a/bracket;

member. 33mountedupon the'upper'sideof`- f the platform the construction/being vsuch that Ywhen the lever 3Q'is'oscillatedthefigures y 2O and 'QLvvillhave vsuchmotion impar-tred to .them .that they Willappear to driving the handlcar. "f

isiconnected byaflink 37 vto aYgea/r'BSLthe link a-fscrew 39, or the equivalent,,forthepurposel Secured wth@ .Shaft Ss alfvei 35 their will notedft'hat the *'s'crevv` iisdisposed i -eccentrically vvthrespe'ct tothe airisy of rota-V ger 38 ,meshes Wth'ie-Q rrig 1'4X0r mounted.: ,iai-.,ty .adaptedztppbeusvd rnicovnnecti Ahperlthe shaft 41 of a 'miniature,electrical p toy railways of ythe type thatncomprise third rgdly Secam-d. .rtthel'uckml RWM; be *I ngted that thefbra'ckeu iii'ember u'nctions' substantially asfafhousing and 'partially vrenf closes the motor 42 a'ndther mov' able. 'parts of U- FiXedi-'o the-exime iS-'a gear r4 which l binding post 52. An electrical conducto-rY53u .extenrlsfroni .the binding' PQSU t0 the mQ-Ol 42. It is readily understood, of (tion-risse,E that electrical energy may be delivered to the third rail 11 from a suitable battery (not shown), or the equivalent, for the purpose and that this current may ovv through the roller 47, the leaf` spring 50, the binding post 52 and the electrical conductor 53,V toy the motor 42v to -ca u se it to ibecomefunctionally'V operative.

Asr itV usual in toys of this character, one side' otthe motor' 4 2 is grounded so that the current' may retirn te the battery (not shoxvnlev through the' axles and Wheels of the toy which contact the rails 10, the rails 10 being electrically connected to one side of thebatteryf (not shown).

Generally; l bell 56: arrange K V`to be sitri'icl by elapper 57 secured to" the Afree; end o a resilient rod'58 which projects from a lever'fi; The lever 60 pivoted tipon a pin 61 mounted in the truck 1 4and one end ol the lever is connected by link 63 to, the aforementioned lever 35.' the motorv 42 islfunctionally operative, the shaft 3:1 isoscillated and this inois' imparted to the 'clapper 57 through the Bnl; 63 and the lever 6o. 'j f The operation of the above described toy is substantially as follows :1 Means includ-ing switch (not 'shovvn) is' usually provided for Operetvlr @weeding the btte'ry (Het shown). to the` third rail. '11.` When the svvitch closed, the motor542 becomes functionally operative ani-inthe axle 18 is rotated through the mediinno thevpinion-4G and the 'gearsfg andft-l.' Uliviously, when the axle is rotated, thevvheels 1G vvill propel the toy alongA the track, the. figures and 2'1kk being given the Aabove describe-d movements through the medium of the linlsff and the lever dwhich connect the gear 3S tothe shaft" 31. As' the toy moves' along the track, the dapper 5T will, 'repeatedly Strike the bell 561 y Referringllto Figs. and w'vherein IV have shown another embodiment Vof the invention, the reference' character 14at designates a truck vvhioh isv preferably substantially identical With-the aforementioned truck 14. Thetruck v s v l141?. A link. l. pvotallyconne'cted to the senr 38 s'adartedt0, impart metier; tof- 1slAe i's provided with Wheels155i'-and16EL mounted 'upon axles 17% andrea. A s indicatieid in 'Fist 5,151.1@ vlelsflesd 16a mevbe desgned'to travel along theV rails 10. Secured to the axle 18,a isa gear which meshes; with a pinion 71 xedto a. shaftV 72 journaled in a pair of plates7f3 depending refer to]v provide a gong or from the truck 14a. Also secured to the shaft 72 is a relatively heavy Wheel or Weight 74 in which a relatively large amount of energy may be stored to propel the toy alongV the tracks 10. VThe gear 7 O meshes With a'gear 38a rotatably journaled Von stud shaft 7 5 and a h'nk 37 is preferably connected to the gear 381'by a screwV 39, The link 37a is preferably employed to. impart motion. toV figures and Which are substantially identical with the aforementioned figures 20 and 21.

l-hel truck is preferably provided With a bell 56a which Vmay be operated by apparatus sub stantiallyl identical-j VWith the apparatus provided :t'or operating the bell 56 shown in Fig-.1g o' i The oper-ation of the toy shown in Fig. 5

and 6' is snfbstantially follows :v Vxlen lit, is desired to have the toy travel along; the

tracks 10', the toy is preferably set. down. up-

on afloor or any other suitable support and propelled along'the floor or support as few times so that' the Wheels 16@ will rotate and impart this motion to the Weight 74 through the gear' 7 0 and pinion 7:1. After sufficient energy has-been stored' the vveightl'llj the toyis quickly placed upon the tracks 10V whereupon the Weight 74 continues to revolve for an appreciable period of time and causes the Wheels to 'drive 'the toy alongl the l.

tracks. Of course, thev toy may be propelled along the floor thevveight-"74, if it is so desired. lVhen the toy is so propelled along the tracks 10, motion'Wvill' be `imparted tothe figures 20F-fand 21EL through-'the gear 38s and the link 37a. f

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rn rig. 7- r .have sown son anotheoform 'Y of the invention embodied in a toy which comprises a truck 14b which issubstantially identical in construction With the afovr'ementioned trucks 14 and 14. rI he truck 14? is provided with Wheels 15b and 16-7 adapted to travel upon the tracks 10, The Wheels l16" are secured, to an axle-181 which is operatively connected to clock mechanism, the clock mechanism being designated generally biy B the reference character 80. Any' suitab clock mechanism may be employed but I preferably kprovide V a main spring (not shown). which is operatively connected* through anlescapement (not shown) toV the axle 18h.' The main spring V(not shovvn) may be tensioned by 'rotating eShatB'l Which is engagoable bye a suitable. 'key (not Shown)- S-ocured tothe axle 18""is gear 8,2vhiol1- meshes with agear V381C rotatably mounted upon a stud shaft 8.4. mounted the truck uresV 2()b and 2l;bv ythrough, apparatus (not showin) which is Substantially identical with the apparatus employed toinpart motion to the figures 20 and 21 of .Fi-g. 1. Y i

The operation of the toy shown in Fig. 7

is! substantially as follows: When -it `is delsounding device when'the wheels of the truckl are in motion.

sired to have the toy travel along the tracks 10, the main spring (not shown), of the clock mechanism' 80 'is tensioned by rotating the shaft 81, the aforementioned-key (not shown) f In testimony whereof, I

signed my nam being employed for. this purpose. 'Ihe toy 1s obvious that various immaterialmodificathenplaced upon the railsv 10 and the clock` mechanism drives the Wheels 161U which, 1nv

tions maybe made in the same without dev parting from the spirit kof my invention;

V hence I do notwishto be understood as limitin shown and describedoruses mentioned.

i What I claim asnew andv desire to 'secure by Letters PatentV is y1. n A toy ofthe jclass described including a truck, wheels for said truck, axles between said Wheels, a gear fixed toene of the vaxles n between said wheels, a Ysupporting plate upon plate, a pinion carried by the motor shaft,

n a gear forming connection between the pinion and the gear on one of the axles forl pro- 'thev truck, a Vmotor carried by the supportpelling the truck, a'bracketsupported upon the truck and housingy the plate, a transverse shaft supportedby the bracket,'a lever pivf otedupon the shaft,.articulated figures upon i the truck, each having pivotal connection withvk one end 'ofthe lever, and arlink having i one endeccentri'cally connected to the second-V i ymentioned gear and the other endoperatively. v

connected to the ,shaft for impartingA a rock- Y ing movement to thelever whereby` to simul: taneously Vactuate said figures with the'movement of the wheels.

2. Ina toy ofthel class describedand in.y

combination a truck, wheelsl for said truck,y 'i i .'axles betweenlsaid vwheels,lagear fixed to onejof the' axles between said wheels, a supporting plate upon thetruck, a motor carried Y Y by the supporting plate, a pinion carried by the' motor shaft,agear forming connection betweenthe pinion and the gear on one of the axles for propelling the truck, a Ybracket supported upon thetruck Aand housing the plate, al transverse-shaft supported lby the y bracket, arooker lever pivoted upon the shaft,

articulatcdfigures'upon the. truck and each therocker lever, asound device disposed on havinga pivotal connection with one endof the'underside of the plate, a pivotal clapper I y lever adjacent the soundidevice on the said plate, a link connectingvthe rocker levery and* clapper lever, another link having one endl Veccentrically connected to the second men,v

tioned gear, and the other 'end opera-tively rouslyY actuate Vthe articulated figures and the o'snin e. sEssLnn.

have hereunto.,

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